Letter: Critics in workbook uproar jumping to conclusions

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The State Journal-Register

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Posted Apr. 8, 2014 at 1:02 AM

Posted Apr. 8, 2014 at 1:02 AM

I believe many folks, such as several recent SJ-R letter writers, are jumping to conclusions in stating that the reason for the erroneous quote from the Second Amendment in a Grant Middle School workbook was the authorsí deliberate attempt to mislead students, rather than perhaps an attempt at trying to explain how that amendment is put into practice via various legislation and regulations.

If the authors had just said that, there probably would be no brouhaha. Certainly in hindsight the exact wording of the amendment should have been written in the workbook, with elaboration as desired on how states have dealt with it.

But I donít think the authors should be accused of having a hidden agenda in what is in the workbook, without first hearing their explanation for what they wrote.

Besides, itís sad that the District 186 school board and administrators have to take time to deal with an issue that pales besides all the many more critical issues that are facing public school education in Springfield.